PHOTOS: Man in Spider-Man costume arrested in Hollywood

CaptionSpider-Man impersonator arrested

Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times

LAPD officers arrest a man in a Spider-Man outfit after he allegedly assaulted a man on the 6800 block of Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood on Wednesday. The victim refused to press charges, but the Spider-Man character was still booked on outstanding misdemeanor charges.

LAPD officers arrest a man in a Spider-Man outfit after he allegedly assaulted a man on the 6800 block of Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood on Wednesday. The victim refused to press charges, but the Spider-Man character was still booked on outstanding misdemeanor charges. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)

It was not immediately clear what led to the altercation, which was reported about 12:30 p.m. in the 6800 block of Hollywood Boulevard. But it's the latest in a string of incidents involving movie characters and celebrity lookalikes who vie for space -- and attention -- along the tourist-filled corridor that includes Grauman's Chinese Theater.

It was not immediately clear what led to the altercation, which was reported about 12:30 p.m. in the 6800 block of Hollywood Boulevard. But it's the latest in a string of incidents involving movie characters and celebrity lookalikes who vie for space -- and attention -- along the tourist-filled corridor that includes Grauman's Chinese Theater. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)